Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-18
OUR BISMARCK D
What Our Correspondent at the Cap.
itol Sees and Hears of Da.
kota's Solons.
The Legislature Nearing Adjournment
With but Few Important Meas.
ures Yet Acted Upon.
NEwsY korEs FROM "xxx.,

Iva "oout Nu OHyS Iue Legislature did
but little on account of absence of visiting
committees, snd the excitement incident TO
the Governors appointments. The COM
mittees have all returned, and the Cover
nor has practically settled the appointments.
The nominations have, taking oil in all,
been well received. There was some talk
OF organizing the Council SO as to defeat
certain of the Governors nominations: but.
either upon better judgment, or from a lack
OF back. bone, the effort failed. 1t was
said by leading Republicans here that the
Governor should be allowed the widest
latitude in selecting his appointees, while
Democrats we're clamorous in defending
the same principle.
Mcclure, of Pierre, for Immigration
commissioner. appears TO be considered
q good appointment, and practically finds
no opposition. Indeed, like the nomina-
ton of Benton, for Treasurer, no one had
the least idea that McClure's name was be-
I'M, considered. The first heard of it was
when the Governor said to Auditor Elect
ward: i have a surprise in store for the
boys, Tomorrow" What is it?" asked
Ward, and the Governor unsealed his lips
BY telling him how it would be.
Then followed the Railroad Commits
sion. There were many willing Burkises,
but, after all. but few really open candi
dates. Grigss has q small-fry opposition
from his own town. but it cut no figure.
Boyntonl was closely pressed by
Van Fps, of Sioux Falls, but the
Governor feels that Boynton would do good
services, and, being a poor man, deserved
rpWnrI fnr hIG yoock SNn,t, E1ol;k, C.N.kl
OF Huron, goes upon the Board as a Re-
publican, but his political friends hold that
he is a mugwump, by reason OF his oppo-
sition to Blaine in the canvass of 1884.
Now that the Board has been confirmed,
there is a general acquiescencc that it is all
right.
To-day a batch of appointments 90 in,
of trustees Of the Territorial Institutions.
The rule adopted by the Governor is to
place three Democrats md two Reputli-
cans on each Board. An attempt TO dis
suade him from the position failed. A
Committee OF the Council waited on him
for that purpose, but the Governor was
firm and the Committee was obliged to give
way. The report sent out of a threatened
rupture, and that fifteen Senators had
signed M agreement to fight for three Re-
publican Directors on each Board, are
more due to imaginative reporters than to
existing facts.
But a few days more of the session re-
main, and there is a strong desire growing
among members to get home. Every man
has WI or three bills that he wants taken
care Of, and there is more active canvasing
going on now than at any previous time.
The office seekers have largely gone, but a
drove of appropriation hunters have taken
their places. The Sheridan House literally
swarms with mel who have little jobs to
run through, and are plying the committee
day and night to report iavorably on their
pity poor" Dakota.
tana returned with enlarged views on. the
contagious disease bill, and sees that the
stockmen of the Territory were getting up
q corner on the public treasury. Instead
of paying for stock afflicted with diseases
of that kind, they have interviewer a new
bill. the ma n feature of which follows the
Ely bill, which allows compensation for
cattle killed, suspected of disease, but not
known to have it. Such as has been ex-
posed, and it is thought prudent to kill
the Ely bill as it was would have opened
the way to endless fraud. Montana joins
hands with Dakota in trying to prevent
pleuro-pnenmonia spreading.
While some forty or fifty bills have passed
scarcely one may be regarded as of general
importance. The great bulk of tue meas
urss are in that stage that a friendly set
ting may make them law or m adverse one
copsign them to the waste basket.
The disposal of the Mitchell Court bill
seemed at once to arouse the House from
the lethargy that has weighed it down for
weeks. It's final disposal gave rise
to the only bitter tilt in the Council of the
session. Councilman McCumber made a
strong appeal to the North, and spoke elo-
the North under the "Yunkton ring" rs he
called it. Councilman Dodge took the
same course, while Cain. of Huron, dis
claiming ul sectional feeling, denounced
the appeal made to local prejudice. DR..
Collier, of Grand Ford, created IL big furry
when lie d. nounced "the attempt to whip
the North into line" and for hims. If came
out in opposition to the bill. While the
best speaking was on the side of the North,
the South had the advantage Of the debate.
A bill TO give n Supreme Court term at
Redfeld has pissed the House. If the
Mitchell bill carried with the strength OF
the Redfeld matter, Us it is claimed, its
fate may be foreseen.
The Judiciary Committee of the House
reported q bill empowering the Governor
to appoint an attorney md II clerk to codify
the laws OF the Territory and hive the
same printed, the compensation for SER
vices 10 be $3.50 u month. No limit as to
time. no security as to the efficacy OF the
work, the bill pissed the House under q
suspension of the rules, and goes to the
Council.
A printers bill was yesterday considered
by the Council and passed. 1t changes
the legal rate from S1.OO o square 10 rs
cents, and fixes the price to be paid official
organs, of which each county may have
three. The clause requiring an affidavit
that no pnrt of the fees was divided or re.
bated was stricken out.
Superintendent Jones has had his educa-
tional bill passed on by a Joint Committee,
and believes it will pass both houses. It
is a very comprehensive measure, anil pro-
vides three new Offices for some politician.
Up to this writing the Council has not
dealt with the seed wheat bill, but men,
hers of the House say it will go through.
and $15O,OOO will thus be invested IN seed
grain by the Territory. Petitions are pour
ing IN Tor its passage, but Representative
Hubbard a,ids q new bill to the lists en-
towering any countyto supply seed grain
out OF the County Treasury, and taxing up
the price az taxes against the land. How a
renter would get seed under this bill does